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BENAKA FOUNDATION

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Plain text BENAKA FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/954748730. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $75K · expenses $0 · assets $2.0M

EIN
95-4748730
Address
1804 VIA VISALIA, PLS VRDS EST, CA 90274-2045
NTEE code
T20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1999
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sundar Ramayya CEO2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sundaresh Ramayya (former) President2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundar Ramayya CEO1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundar Ramayya CEO1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundar Ramayya CEO1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundar Ramayya CEO1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundar Ramayya CEO1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sundaresh Ramayya President1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 3 grants to organizations · $0
2024 · 3 grants to organizations · $0
2023 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $15K
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $10K
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $6K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 grant to individuals · $100

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $250K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 S Ramayya Person Palos Verdes Est, CA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 2 contributors · $500K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Sulekha Ramayya Person Palos Verdes Est, CA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 ShreyaRamayya Person Palos Verdes Est, CA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2020 · 3 contributors · $300K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Aruna Ramayya Person Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $175,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 Sulekha Ramayya Person Menlo Park, CA $75,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 Shreya Ramayya Person PROVIDENCE, RI $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,708$0 $2,015,916$2,015,916 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$547,474$175 $1,941,208$1,941,208 $500,000- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,449$15,003 $1,323,948$1,323,948 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,747$10,252 $1,299,674$1,299,674 $0- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54$6,321 $1,302,179$1,302,179 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$298,284$725 $1,308,500$1,308,500 $300,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

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BRAHMA FOUNDATIONCAT20 $74,245$92,672 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
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WANG & WU FOUNDATIONCAT20 $74,233$5,932 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HYSSOP FOUNDATIONCAT20 $73,358$6,865 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ROBLEY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $76,604$72,897 CFO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BTCD FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,617$27,101 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MOE-LIFE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $72,810$77,426 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LEAR FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $74,293$1,045,937 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HYUN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $70,727$32,863 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE FARVIEW FOUNDATIONCAT20 $79,080$286,279 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PAYNE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $72,943$261,000 PRESIDENT/TRE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JERRY COHEN FOUNDATIONCAT20 $76,961$75,276 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LI & YE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $78,889$12,003 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BLESS AND SHARE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $71,122$26,209 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ZODIACAURORA FOUNDATIONCAT20 $73,656$46,674 ceo$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEGNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,106$64,930 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SPOGLI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,469$178,779 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RIDDLE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $79,184$42,938 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GOLDEN PINES FOUNDATIONCAT20 $79,318$46,015 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDCAT COVE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $79,630$89,106 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LAZARES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $75,239$63,372 DIRECTOR PRES P.T.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLEN MATKINS FOUNDATIONCAT20 $73,177$31,082 PRES/BOARD CHAIR/DIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHITMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,407$68,465 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GRACE AND PEACE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $71,577$35,397 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
IW GREENLIGHT FOUNDATIONCAT20 $70,849$41,087 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$274,4355 12016–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$245,0004 12014–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
GOSTOMSKI FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0002 12021–2022 WISLIM FOUNDATION
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$81,0005 12017–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
LA COUNTY SHERIFF'S CHILDREN'S COLLEGE Private foundation$30,0001 12023–2023 ALLEN MATKINS FOUNDATION
ISSA FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0002 12020–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$22,5003 12022–2024 NANPA FOUNDATION
ADESSO NONPROFIT FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,0001 12024–2024 BRAHMA FOUNDATION
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,6342 12015–2016 NANPA FOUNDATION
MAYBELLE CLARK MACDONALD FUND Private foundation$10,0002 12012–2013 FRONTLINE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12021–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
ROCKWELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,0001 12020–2020 NANPA FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$5,0001 12024–2024 NANPA FOUNDATION
ASOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,5001 12019–2019 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
SOUND START FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,5001 12019–2019 FORTE FOR CHILDREN

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $175 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $175 100.0%
Total$175100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $15,003 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,003 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $15,003 100.0%
Total$15,003100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $10,252 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,252 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,252 100.0%
Total$10,252100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $6,321 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,321 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,321 100.0%
Total$6,321100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $725 spent · pay $0 · grants $100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $325 44.8%
Other expenses $225 31.0%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100 13.8%
Taxes $75 10.3%
Total$725100%

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